Dramatic Iceberg Collapses (VIDEO)

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[Roberto Alamos]

interesting videos

[rblackbird]

It appears that "Greenland" has a number of possible derivations. From Wikipedia:

After settling there, he [Erik the Red] named the land Grœnland ("Greenland") in the hope the pleasant name would attract settlers.... Greenland was also called Gruntland ("Ground-land") and Engronelant (or Engroneland) on early maps. Whether green is an erroneous transcription of grunt ("ground"), which refers to shallow bays, or vice versa, is not known. The southern portion of Greenland (not covered by glacier) is indeed very green in the summer and was probably even greener in Erik's time during the Medieval Warm Period. The theory currently held to be most likely is that the etymological origin of 'Greenland' is "Hronland", which means "Land of the Whales" in ancient Norse. The waters around Greenland's southern tip are indeed full of whales. The words 'Hron' and 'Groen' sound alike, and when transcribed into Latin characters it is highly possible that the Icelandic Saga was changed from the original. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland

It seems old Erick did not deceive potential settlers. If he had, the first boatloads would have immediately sailed home and spread the word that Erick had duped them. End of scheme.

[rblackbird]

So...aren't icebergs SUPPOSED to melt?

[Roberto Alamos]

yep, but apparently they are melting faster, and refreezing slower than before

[Richard2]

What was it that sank the oceanliner, the Titanic? Oh, it was an iceberg, a titanic iceberg. Just how in the world did that iceberg ever find its way into the north Atlantic Ocean? And what month did it probably launch itself into the ocean?

[shockmagog]

Beats me.

But, hey--check out video #3, and stick with it to the end.

[Benjamin Tremain]

Interesting.

[ohiomark]

Don't worry "Chicken Little", the sky is not falling, global cooling is on the way.

http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=1877

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/06/the-sunspot-mys.html

Using the logic of the global warming alarmists, we need to burn MORE fossil fuels and cut down MORE trees to warm things back up so we don't starve.

[S1m0n]

We've been seeing film of icebergs collapsing for a good thirty years, now. One of these, no matter how dramatic, is not necessarily a sign of global warming.

[scottyknows]

Wow, if that doesn't convince people, nothing will. That ice melted, alright.

By the way, why was this frozen place ever named "Greenland?"

[S1m0n]

History's most famous hoax & real estate swindle.

[shockmagog]

Simon is correct (Global Warming deniers bring up the Greenland naming myth a little too often):

http://www.grist.org/article/greenland-used-to-be-green

[ScottWynn]

Be veg to stop climate change since livestock production is the main cause.

P.s. cute doggie. :P

[Anthony Anderson - Huffpost Blogger]

Dont confuse factory farming with local sustainable production of animal products. I used to group them all together and realized later how many positive benefits come from sustainably raising grass fed animals (manure, soil enrichment, processing of organic matter into compost, etc).

Just saying...they are not the same.

[Anthony Anderson - Huffpost Blogger]

And anyways, deforestation is a much more serious cause. Plant trees and you can do no wrong.

[Rucio]

And a huge driver of deforestation is raising animals for meat.

[fumes]

~ SHOCK ~

the sun may be our climate driver:

http://www.physorg.com/news170601993.html

[vandegrasse]

You're not a scientist, I'm fairly certainly!

[scottyknows]

As aren't you. Or anyone on PuffPost.

[lazercat2008]

It's sad to see the world I knew coming to an end.

[scottyknows]

Don't believe everything you're told. Except that.

[ohiomark]

Yeah, we are not happy with Obama's policies either.

[dennisrs]

An iceberg doing what icebergs do and you think the world is coming to an end??

[LifeIsBrief]

"We better move." Yeah, that was a good idea!

[balancedsolution]

what about that dog on the boat? weren't they worried about him falling off?

ASPCA .............

[dennisrs]

Dog was OK it had a vest on.

[artsymermaid]

This was only slightly more interesting than watching golf.

[rollingrock]

Then go back to watching American Idol it might be more entertaining for you.

[earlyblue]

The talking dog was REALLY cute but how in the world did he hold the camera?